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One of the best parts of summer is heading to the water. Whether you're on a lake, river or swimming pool, it's always a good idea to have a cooler around filled with your favorite beverages.
But who really wants to get out of the water to grab a cold drink? Fortunately Bass Pro Shops' Big Bobber Floating Cooler makes said cold drink easily attainable by offering a cooler that floats in the water.
The Big Bobber Floating Cooler is perfect for lounging in the pool or bobbing next to you while anchored at your favorite swimming hole.
After a couple trips out on the water, I've found that the Big Bobber has some pros and cons.
First, the bobber is just plain cool to see. The design looks much like a large bobber — so it's a definite eye-catcher on the water. Also, it's easy to transport, with a hidden handle at the top of the bobber that can be retracted to carry it.
The Big Bobber states that it can fit 12 cans with ice, which we found to indeed be the case.
But there are a few caveats. One of the main things you'll first notice if you read the manual that comes in the packaging is that it states the bobber is not watertight. There are two latches that lock the bobber's top half to the bottom half. And between the seal is no rubber gasket — only plastic.
This doesn't seem to be an issue if you're using the floating cooler in a pool or while anchored out at the lake in your favorite swimming hole. But we found it really becomes an issue when you take the bobber floating.
Both times when we took it along for a float, we tied it to a raft and let it tag along about two feet behind us. The idea of a cooler being able to float along behind a raft is a great idea — it frees up more room for other coolers and people to sit comfortably in a raft.
But the Big Bobber just isn't a good fit for floating because as you're floating along, the bobber sways every which way, bumping into rocks (especially if the water is low) or other things that your raft may nudge while out on the river. And remember the fact that it's not watertight — cool river water just seeped in, quickly melting the ice and tipping the bobber on its side for even more water to penetrate.
Another issue I found, which comes up whether you're floating down the river or lounging in a pool - you really need to be careful when you unlock the latches to fold back the top half of the bobber to get to your drinks. Water comes up close to the opening and can easily tip, allowing water to enter — just something to be mindful of when opening it in water.
While it may not be suited for floating, it's definitely a neat thing to have while hanging out in the pool or lake. The bobber will do just fine holding drinks and ice bobbing next to you. However, it doesn't hold ice very long — after all, it's primarily a conversational piece than a functional item.
If your main purpose is to keep drinks ice cold, stick with a nicely insulated cooler that you may have to get out of the water to get (unless you got a "gopher" who's not in the water willing to grab it for you). But if you want something that will keep drinks chilled and can float with you while lounging in the water, give the bobber a try. And like the package says, it does make a nice gift!
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I have seen all the replies pertaining to this issue, I can say i tried all kind solutions that are provided in this discussion, and I got stuck up at downloading uninstaller for 32 bit version windows, i am not able to download it.
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Please provide me soluiton for this.
Could you please try to get the installer from the following link?
http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/installation-problems-flash-pla yer-windows.html#Install_in_a_firewall_proxy_server_environment
So you have download problems with the uninstaller, or the installer?
Get the uninstaller from http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/uninstall-flash-player-windows. html
Hi Pat Willener,
Let me tell you what I have done before i get to clean install of flash player.
1. I have Unstalled Flash player 10 from control Panel -> Program and Features.
2. Then I have done these steps
Even then I have the same problem again.
At first I did not go for Uninstaller 32-bit because I have done it through Program and Features even then problem exists. So I thought of going clean install process, and it seems Uninstaller is doing nothing......I am attaching a picture of it.... Please I am not sure what I was missing or what is my mistake in here.
I have Norton 360 antivirus s/w.
Please help me out.
It looks like you have done everything correctly; uninstalling the ActiveX Control and plugin from the Control Panel should do the same as running the uninstaller.
So after you downloaded and ran the two 32-bit installers, what is your actual problem?
P.S. please note that in the clean install instructions step 2, I have recently added two more files to check in C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash:
After downloading 32-bit installer, I ran the installation and it stops at 47% and says download timeout. I have tried disabling antivirus for 1 hour and still doing the same thing.
I dont see files FlashPlayerApp.exe, FlashPlayerInstaller.exe in C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash:
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it stops at 47% and says download timeout.
Is this the offline installer from Sunil's link above? Can you just try the download again?
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I dont see files FlashPlayerApp.exe, FlashPlayerInstaller.exe in C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash:
Apologies; my mistake: these files would be in C:\Windows\system32
I did downloaded installer from http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ it stopped installing at 47% .... and when I was trying the offline installer from http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/installation-problems-flash-pla yer-windows.html#Install_in_a_firewall_proxy_server_environment browser keep saying 'connecting' for long time...but not able to see any download process.
Coming to files FlashPlayerApp.exe, FlashPlayerInstaller.exe in C:\Windows\system32, I don't see them.
Some how I managed to download latest version of flash player from other source.... I installed it offline...it worked well this time.
Thanks Pat and Sunil for your support.
Hi Kiran,
Could you try downloading from this link?
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Perhaps this is strange, but there were a few especially cool shoes shuffling through the office today, which I have photographed to show you…
This last picture isn't so much about the shoes, but check out those toes! Wow!
love the shoes!
I have a question, are any handmade? If so, by who?
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where did the person in the 2nd photo get those shoes? they are amazing and i want them! :)
The sandals in the second photo came from Urban Outfitters, I'm told by the owner. Unfortunately they are no longer selling those particular sandals, but she suspects you could probably still find them at Nordstrom.
As for if any of the shoes were handmade, I'm afraid I can't find too much information. I would assume in some sense they were all handmade, but not in a way that I could tell you who made them! I'm sorry! I do think that one could probably embellish their shoes in ways similar to these shoes pretty easily with buttons and stitchings and such.
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Cute idea! Love the first and second sandels….
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"Last year, when I travelled to Israel, I was proud to present the Knesset with a resolution from the Congress of the United States congratulating the state of Israel of its 60th anniversary of independence.
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Yoga Pearl doesn't just offer yoga. It also offers meditation, a book study group, nutritional consultation and innovative workshops.
Yoga Pearl first opened in September of 2007 and has been a big success.
"It's been good, there are ups and downs, but I love what I am doing and I believe in yoga and my clients," Midcalf said.
The unique factor to Yoga Pearl is that the instructors, who consist of Midcalf and her daughter Tessa Miller, who is 23 and was certified this past April, focus on modification.
"Every body can do yoga but at its own pace, I'm not into cookie cutter yoga, we do yoga for the individual," Midcalf said.
There are many different classes offered Monday-Sunday. From Gentle Yoga to Vinyasa, it doesn't matter how advanced you are, Yoga Pearl loves to have beginners swing in.
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Although Yoga Pearl's clientele is about 90 percent women, men are encouraged to try yoga too.
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I went to the Dec. 19 Naugatuck Board of Mayor and Burgesses meeting to discuss the upcoming proposal/purchase of the General DataComm property (Dec. 20 story, "Burgesses OK DataComm deal"). Since it was my first meeting, I spent time preparing my questions. I left the meeting frustrated, with few questions answered and (as a taxpayer) a future owner of the GDC property, which has many issues.
Even with many questions asked by the audience unanswered, the board still voted 8-1 to buy this property. Here were some of the questions: "How will you make up the $200,000 a year in lost tax revenue the GDC was paying?" "Are they current?" "While the property sits there for 10 years, how will you make up the $2 million in lost revenue?" The answer was it is an investment and the GDC is current. "How much will it cost to fix the damaged roof as stated by the board?" (The building is 320,000 square feet.) Answer: We are going to patch it for $2 million. "How much will it cost to fix the three broken elevators?" There was no answer. "How much will it cost to bring the building up to code because there is a tenant remaining in the building?" No answer. "How much will it cost to maintain the building on a yearly basis?" No answer.
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" Naugatuck has always been a hokey Dumb and dumber town. With elections popularity contests that come down to who can buy the most signs and tv commercials. They have too many town employees. The size of some of the departments seems large for such a small New England town. The best way to do that is to start a local Naugatuck Party. A lot of funding can be done through fundraisers instead of taxes. If the generous people of Naugatuck do not donate to your cause you should look at your cause, not the Naugatuck people. They should talk to a few small neighboring towns and fire all the street department, Park department, etc. They should have a private company service a few local towns like Naugatuck, Beacon Falls, Middlebury or Watertown. One private street department that services all three would save a fortune, especially with benefits and 401K's from a private company. Same with cops, garbage collection, etc. "
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If a property is already numbered, a property owner can additionally name their property without contacting us as long as it does not conflict with an existing property name on the same street. The property name in this case will not officially form part of the property address, and the property number must still be displayed and referred to in any correspondence.
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What work meetings and the fifth grade have in commonFebruary 3, 2014: 3:34 PM ET
Being "polite" rather than candid isn't just a grade school phase.
By Keith Ferrazzi
FORTUNE -- Ask your five-year-old what she thinks of your new haircut, and she won't hesitate to tell you it looks funny. But your fifth-grader? He's more likely to tell his best friend about his dad's dorky new 'do than be honest with you.
Unfortunately, being "polite" rather than candid isn't just a grade school phase. In my experience as a consultant, a lack of candor is as common in the conference room as it is in the classroom.
I'm not alone. In Transparency: How Leaders Create a Culture of Candor, Warren Bennis, Daniel Goleman, James O'Toole, and Patricia Ward Biederman explore the bottom-line consequences for businesses when employees don't disclose important information to managers.
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"No matter the official line, true transparency is rare," write the authors. "Many organizations pay lip service to values of openness and candor, even writing their commitment into mission statements. Too often these are hollow … [and] followers are all too aware of a very different organizational reality."
Most of us are wary of opening up, even to close friends, never mind to colleagues during staff meetings. We view vulnerability as a weakness and often keep our opinions to ourselves, fearful of having them rejected, or worse. Yet failing to be up front and straightforward can have huge consequences.
A seminal study of aeronautic safety illustrates this point well. In the 1970s, NASA researchers conducted a wide range of studies aimed at improving air flight safety. In one behavioral study, cockpit crews made up of a pilot, copilot, and navigator participated in flight simulations in which a potential crash situation occurred. The study found that pilots who acted swiftly and decisively based on gut feelings were much more likely to crash the plane than pilots who turned to other crew members for their reading of the situation before deciding how to respond.
Examining the research more closely, social psychologists Robert Blake and Jane Mouton found that what affected the crew members' response most wasn't whether the pilot asked for others' opinions during the crash simulations, but whether they had a history of open exchanges with the pilot. Crewmembers voiced their opinions to pilots who had habitually solicited their input.
Blind trust doesn't come naturally to any species. Iguanas sleep with one eye open and half their brains "on," looking out for predators. All reptiles do. Ducks sleeping in a row on a log do it too -- the ones on the outer edges keep the outer eye open to spot movement that could signify a threat. So do marine mammals. It's called unihemispheric sleep because one of the brain's hemispheres stays active. Only terrestrial mammals feel safe enough to close both eyes and let Morpheus take over.
That sense of safety doesn't extend to the conference room. Without meaning to, managers often set the tone for disingenuous communication, by failing to establish trust. A telling sign that you may be such a manager is if your employees say they think staff meetings are unproductive or a waste of time. The problem could be that your meetings focus on trivial items better communicated via e-mail. When that's the case, the real discussion -- about difficult topics -- isn't happening.
I see this all the time with clients. A senior executive at a large manufacturing company summarized the communication problems on his team this way:
"People aren't asked, in a sort of community atmosphere, 'What else can we do?' Instead, everyone points the finger at another group. When tough subjects come up, you have to be able to discuss them and not get defensive. That's not what happens on this team. People get defensive, and everybody shuts down."
Despite his insight, he (and many others) are at a loss when it comes to fixing these problems. Below are some techniques I recommend to establish the trust needed for open communication.
Admit your mistakes
I can think of few things that send a stronger signal to employees than acknowledging that you screwed up. It gives everyone else permission to own up to their mistakes.
Invite employees to ask tough questions
During staff meetings, invite people to ask questions about things that aren't being talked about -- the elephants in the room. Show them you are willing to give candid answers without getting defensive. If everyone remains silent, ask staff to jot questions down anonymously on a piece of paper and hand it in, then answer each of them in turn.
Appoint a "Yoda"
Choose someone each week to chime in at key points with observations about what's not being said (but is on everybody's mind).
Model giving critical feedback
This is difficult to do well. I'm still working on it myself. The key is to de-personalize it. Focus on the problem, not the person. For example, if you are reviewing a short presentation for a client, instead of saying, "I don't think you did enough research," say, "It would be more convincing if there was more research supporting your point of view." After all, you don't know how much research the employee did. You only know how much they included.
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Take a genuine interest in others
Instead of starting meetings with the first agenda item, spend a few minutes on a "personal-professional check-in" with your employees about how things are going with them.
Trust is the foundation for honest communication. Leaders who fail to establish it risk creating a culture in which employees stick to telling the boss what he or she wants to hear, even when doing so may mean ignoring realities that could threaten a company's survival.
Keith Ferrazzi is the founder and CEO of consulting firm Ferrazzi Greenlight and the author of Who's Got Your Back and Never Eat Alone.